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Indonesia records first death linked to ‘super flu’

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According to assessments by the World Health Organization (WHO), subclade K has not been linked to increased disease severity.

According to assessments by the World Health Organization, subclade K has not been linked to increased disease severity.

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- A hospital in Bandung, West Java, has reported Indonesia’s first death linked to the so-called super flu, as health authorities step up surveillance to contain the virus.

The term super flu refers to the H3N2 influenza A variant known as subclade K, which has been spreading globally since the final quarter of 2025.

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